pixel 5
pixel 5 · Google
- SoC
- Snapdragon 425
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR3
- Resolution
- 1280x720
- Android API
- 11 (30)
What this hardware actually means
Editorial interpretation generated from the device's self-reported fields and our SoC tier database. Cross-reference with the raw fields below; if you spot a contradiction, please tell us.
Platform & performance positioning
The google pixel 5 is built around the Snapdragon 425, a budget SoC from Qualcomm. It launched in 2016 on a TSMC 28nm HPC+ process. 2016-era ultra-budget 4-core SoC.
Legacy. Only basic phone-call / SMS use is realistic.
Day-to-day workload
3 GB LPDDR3 of RAM is below the realistic minimum for current Android — expect Android to aggressively kill background apps. Display resolution is 1280x720.
This record reflects Android API level 30 (11). Android 10–11 — increasingly limited; expect some modern apps to refuse to install or downgrade features.
Trust & buying notes
If you're cross-checking a phone advertised as a google pixel 5, the fields most worth verifying are: Build.MANUFACTURER lowercase-equal to "google"; Build.SOC_MODEL set (Android 12+) and consistent with Snapdragon 425. For an automated check, run our Hardware Trust Score from the DevCheck AI app and compare its output against this entry.
For a second-hand purchase, also verify the security patch date is no more than ~12 months old, the boot count is plausible for the claimed age, and battery health is above 85%.
Identity
- MANUFACTURER
- BRAND
- MODEL
- pixel 5
- PRODUCT
- redfin
Operating System
- API
- 11 (30)
- KERNEL
- 3.18.140-perf-g5de6106f185c
- PLATFORM
- qcom
SoC / CPU
- SOC
- Snapdragon 425
- CPU
- msm8917
- CORES
- 4
- FAMILY
- Cortex-A53
- CLOCK_SPEED
- 960 - 1401 MHz
- REVISION
- r0p4
- TECHPROCESS
- 28 nm
GPU
- GPU_VENDOR
- Qualcomm
- GPU_MODEL
- Adreno (TM) 308
- GPU_CLOCK
- 270 - 598 MHz
- GPU_VERSION
- 3.0 V@415.0 (GIT@7331a27, Ieeb4a86f7b, 1573672962) (Date:11/13/19)
Memory & Storage
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR3
- FLASH
- Micron Q3J97V
Display
- RESOLUTION
- 1280x720
- TOUCHSCREEN
- gt9xx
Sensors
- ACCELEROMETER
- KXTJ3
- MAGNETOMETER
- AK09916C
- ALSPS
- LTR578
- FINGERPRINT_SENSOR
- +
Audio & Power
- CHARGER
- USE PMIC
Other
- LCM
- hx8394f_720p_video_mode_dsi_panel
- CAMERA
- ov13855_chiconyov5675ov8856
- SOUND
- msm8952sndcardm
- FLASH_SIZE
- 32 GB
- BATTERY
- C11P1609-O-01-0001-14.2016.1705.302
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